Hot Pick: Moonlight Madness Bike Ride & bluegrass after-party

Riders take a break at the Moonlight Madness ride's halfway point. Beth Rankin/cat5

Feel what it’s like when the roads belong to bikes on this annual late-night, 14-mile ride through Beaumont. A police escort will take you and a few hundred other cyclists through town, stopping halfway for snacks. We love snacks!

We’re particularly excited about this year’s ride, since those who love beer and bluegrass are welcome to duck out of the ride a mile or two early to cycle over to the Logon Cafe, where West Virginia bluegrass outfit Brown Chicken Brown Cow String Band will play the bike-friendly after-party. The Logon is offering 99-cent draft beers for Moonlight Madness riders.

Now this is a Friday night created with our interests at heart — beer, bikes and bluegrass.